ethogram
/ˈɛθəɡræm/
noun
- A catalog or detailed description of the typical behaviors of an animal species, used in the study of animal behavior.
- Students used an ethogram to note how often the birds preened their feathers.
- An ethogram helps researchers compare the social behaviors of different wolf packs.
- The biologist created an ethogram to record every action of the chimpanzees in the wild.